After negative reviews, many have begun to question whether or not the studio behind The Witcher franchise treats its employees well. Today the studio has released their response to criticisms.
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.
What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.
We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.
If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."
Today, Koei Tecmo announced its financial results for the full fiscal year 2025, related to the period between April 2025 and March 2026.
To summarize.
Many said reviews are fake and they are moving along in the production of Cyberpunk.
I'm not saying CD Project Red is wrong, but not every companies are perfect. Those reviews could be real or fake, but at the same time companies and employees aren't always happy because it come down to individual point of view. Some ex-employees made thing up and others do have legit complaints, but for me what I do know. It's just confusing to me.
CDPR has given me more than enough reason to lean toward their side until proof is shown. Not saying they're 100% right as fact, but innocent until proven guilty, especially for a company that has built up so much good will with me.
I love CDPR, but if they are mistreating employees, then I will not support them. They will just be another EA in my eyes. We need proof though.
I will say that I've worked in tech "sweat shops" before in my early grad days where you had better drink the Company Culture Kool-Aid without the slightest utterance of constructive criticism. The near slave labor environments are real and challenging them means you cant feed your family. The best talent just stays quiet and leaves when something better comes.
These employees' descriptions of abuse are exactly like what I and others I know went through. It all lead us to other work or to start our own gigs, but doesn't matter. Breaking labor laws is unacceptable in any industry.
YongYea has a good video on this: https://www.youtube.com/wat...